Wells Fargo Advantage Common Stock Fund

Scorecard
3 / 5 Stars
Lipper
4 4 3 3 1
Zacks Investment Research
3 (Hold)
Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
B- (Buy)

#76 in Mid-Cap Growth

U.S. News evaluated 220 Mid-Cap Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 15.45 percent over the past year, 10.79 percent over the past three years, 7.96 percent over the past five years, and 11.29 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 7.9%
1 Year 15.4%
3 Years (Annualized) 10.8%
5 Years (Annualized) 8.0%
10 Years (Annualized) 11.3%

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Summary

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks and up to 25% of the fund's total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including ADRs and similar investments. It invests principally in common stocks of small-and medium-capitalization foreign and domestic companies, which advisors define as those with market capitalizations falling within the ranges of the Russell 2000® Index and the Russell Midcap® Index. The fund may choose to sell an investment where the fundamentals deteriorate or the strategy of the management or the management itself changes.

Fees

Fees are Low compared to funds in the same category.
Wells Fargo Advantage Common Stock Fund has an expense ratio of 1.26 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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